现 xiàn

appear, manifest, become visible

DEFINITIONS

  • appear, manifest, become visible
  • to appear
  • present
  • now
  • existing
  • current

STROKES

WORDS

现任 xiàn rèn to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent; (coll.) current boyfriend (girlfriend, spouse)
闪现 shǎn xiàn to flash
现行 xiàn xíng to be in effect; in force; current
现代化 xiàn dài huà modernization; CL:個|个[ge4]
丢人现眼 diū rén xiàn yǎn to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace
表现力 biǎo xiàn lì expressive power
现形 xiàn xíng to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature
现钱 xiàn qián cash
现存 xiàn cún extant; existent; in stock
付现 fù xiàn to pay in cash
现世 xiàn shì this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
现况 xiàn kuàng the current situation
现役 xiàn yì (military) active duty
活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
现年 xiàn nián (a person's) current age
现时 xiàn shí current
现阶段 xiàn jiē duàn at the present stage
现实主义 xiàn shí zhǔ yì realism
现代人 xiàn dài rén modern man; Homo sapiens
超现实主义 chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì surrealism
昙花一现 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived
现身说法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
若隐若现 ruò yǐn ruò xiàn faintly discernible (idiom)
现款 xiàn kuǎn cash
安于现状 ān yú xiàn zhuàng to take things as they are (idiom); to leave a situation as it is; to be happy with the status quo
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